He said such manipulation took place after the budget had been ratified - a violation of the legislative process and the 1987 Constitution.

Worse, Lacson noted the House leadership slashed a whopping P72.319 billion from the Department of Public Works and Highways' Major Final Output (MFO) 1 and 2 totaling P216 billion.

The amount was realigned to the pet projects or pork barrel of House members, he noted.

"Speaker Arroyo said she is in full support of the President's agenda but look at what they have done," Lacson lamented.

He noted the MFO 1 and 2 refer to institutional projects, many of which had undergone years of planning. These include the Asset Preservation Program, Network Development Program, Bridge Program, Flood Management Program, Convergence and Special Support Program including the 'Build Build Build' legacy project of the administration.

"It's bad enough that the House would do this without any consultation, and whimsically, arbitrarily, realign such funds to pet projects," Lacson said.